Shawl strap and bundle carrier



No. 622,958. Patented Apr. Il, |899; V R. J. LAY.

SHAWL STRAP AND BUNDLE CARRIER.

(Application filed Mar. 2, 1899.)

(N0 Model.)

.I UNITED STATES yPATENT OFFICE.

ROBERT J. LAY, or sHAwNEE, OHIO, AssIeNOR or ONE-HALF To JOHN JENKINS,JR.,` or SAME PLACE.

SHAWL-STRAP OR BUNDLE-CARRIER.

SPECIFICATION forming part 0f Letters Patent N0. 622,958, dated April11, 1899.

Application filed March 2, 1899. Serial No. 707,483. (No model.)

To all whom it Wray concern:

Be it known that I, ROBERT J. LADY, a citizen of the United States,residing at Shawnee, in the county of Perry and State of Ohio, haveinvented new and useful Improvements in Shawl-Straps or Bundle-Carriers,of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to certain new and useful improvements inshawl-straps or bundle-carriers; and itV consists in the generalarrangement and construction of the parts, wherein is included ahandlewhich has at its ends attachments or members with fixed pawls and belowand to one side of said pawls elongated openings through which passsuitably-supported shafts with ratchet-wheels with which the fixed pawlsmay be placed in engagement, the opposite ends of the shafts 4havingattached thereto serrated disks with which pawls pivoted to the frameengage to prevent the rotation of the shafts and the unwinding of thestraps, which are attached to the central portion of the shafts. Theinvention also includes a bar which is stiffened by bending the edges,the shaft-supports being carried by the bar, said shaft-supports havingmeans for connecting thereto the ends of the straps and on the oppositesides a guideroller therefor, as will be hereinafter set forth.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure lis a perspective view of ashawl-strap or bundle-carrier constructed in accordance with myinvention. Fig. 2 is a longitudinal sectional view. Fig. 3 is a verticalsectional view taken on the line 3 3 of Fig. 2, and Fig. 4 is a verticalsectional view on the line 4 4; of Fig. 2.

The bar or plate A is preferably of metal and has its longitudinal edgesbent upward at right angles to give the desired degree of rigidity, soas to prevent longitudinal bending, and lateral bending is prevented bythe base-flanges of the supports B B, these supports having their lowerends bent outwardly, which ends are riveted or otherwise secured to thebar A. At points Opposite the standards or shaft-supports B B theupturned iange o, of the plate A is cut into and bent over upon itselfto provide a rounded portion or edge with which the straps may engage.The side pieces of the supports or standards are separated from eachother a sufficient distance to receive the bands or straps C, which areattached to the shafts D by being passed through slots in the same. Theshafts D have formed upon their inner ends ratchet-wheels F, and theelongated openings in the arms G encircle the shafts adjacent, to theratchet-wheels F.

and the inner sides of the standards. The arms above the slottedportions have formed integral therewith pawls H, and above said pawlssockets which receive the ends of the carrying-bar or handle I.

Pawls K are pivotally attached to the outer edges of the standards, soas to be in line with serrated disks L, which are mounted on the keyedends of the shafts D. The pawlsK K have cam-shaped or eccentric faceswhich may be serrated, and said pawls serve to hold the shafts againstrotation in a direction opposite from that which they are turned by thefixed pawls. carried by the handle.

Upon the lower part of each of the standards is secured a bail or loopM, and one of the portions of these bails or loops between the standardshas thereon a roller, said roller being positioned above the notched andupset portion of the ila-nge a, and to the opposite side of the loop orbail is attached the end of the strap.

Supposing that the strapsare Wound upon the shafts and it is desired tounwind them, by simply inverting the position of the shawlstrap thestraps may be drawn out to the eX- tent desired, as both pawls will thenautomatically position themselves so as to be out of engagement withfthe serrated disks and the ratchet-wheels. After the straps are exitended the bundle is placed through them and the handle is oscillated,the pawls H sliding over the ratchet-wheels when moved in one directionand when moved in the other direc'- tion engaging with theratchet-teeth, so as to cause a rotation of the shafts and the windingof the straps thereon. Incase the straps are not wound uniformly or thebundle is larger at one end than the other one end of the handle or barcan be raised and the other end lowered so that the pawl will engage theratchet-wheel, so that one strap can be wound independently of theother.

The arms G are rigidly attached to the handle or carrying-bar and thepawls have their IOO ends pointed so as to engage with vthe teeth whenmoved in one direction and slide over said teeth when moved in anopposite direction, and in carrying a bundle the handle is free toswing, the lower ends of the elongated slots then engaging withthe'shafts.

Numerous modifications may be made in the construction of the device,especially as to the assemblage of the parts,without departing from myinvention- Having thus described' my invention, what l claim as new, anddesire to secure by Letters lPatent, is-

connected thereto, ratchet-wheels connected to the shafts, means forholding the shafts against rotation in one direction, and a handlehaving arms with fixed pawls in line with the ratchet-wheels andelongated openings through which the shafts pass, substantially asshown.

3. In a shawl-strap or bundle-carrier, the combination with a pair ofstandards attached to a bar, of shafts carried by the standards,serrated disks mounted on one end of the shafts, pawls pivotallysupported in line with said serrated disks, ratchet-wheels on theshafts, a handle having arms G with pawls and elongated Vopeningsthrough which the shafts pass, substantially as shown and for thepurposeset forth.

4. In a shawl-strap or bundle-carrier, the combination with a bar orrigid base and standards fix'edly attached thereto, of shafts journaledin the standards, said shafts having between the standards slots forattachment thereto of the ends of straps, a disk carried by the outerends of the shaft and gravity-pawls pivoted to the standards forengagement therewith, ratchet-Wheels xedly attached to the shaft, ahandle having arms with fixed pawls which are adapted to be placed inengagement with the ratchet-Wheels and a reduced portion havingtherethrough elongated openings through which the shafts are passed sothat the reduced portions will be positioned between the ratchet-wheelsand the standards, and straps attached to the shafts and to a cross-barcarried by the standards, substantially as shown.4

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in presence of twosubscribing witnesses.

ROBERT J. LAY.

Witnesses: y

CHARLES T. GRIFFITH, CHARLES RUsK.

